3ds max 5.1 Update patch

3ds max 5.1 is a free, downloadable maintenance release which brings added stability to most major functional areas including Scripting, Trackview (Function Curve Editor/Dope Sheet), Skinning, the Controller Subsystem, Editable Poly, Morphing, Unwrap UVW, IK and Bones, Parameter wiring, Render to Texture, the Set Key Animation System, and the Software Development Kit.
Other improvements include general, across the board stability based on real-world production performance feedback since 3ds max 5 began shipping at SIGGRAPH 2002.

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Attention: Please read special installation instructions below.

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System Requirements for the 3ds max 5.1 patch

General Requirements

Windows 2000 and Windows XP Pro 3ds max 5 must be installed prior to installing the update. DX8.1 Compatible or DX9 Beta Flash 6 optional

Hardware System Requirements

Intel® or AMD® based Processor at 300Mhz minimum (Dual Intel Xeon or dual AMD Athlon system recommended) 256 MB RAM and 300 MB swap space minimum (1GB RAM and 2GB Swap Space Recommended) Graphics card supporting 1024x768x16-bit color. (OpenGL and Direct3D hardware acceleration supported; 24-bit color, 3D graphics accelerator preferred) Windows-compliant pointing device. (specific optimization for Microsoft Intellimouse™) CD-ROM drive Optional: sound card and speakers, cabling for TCP/IP-compliant network, 3D hardware graphics acceleration, video input and output devices, joystick, midi-instruments, 3-button mouse.

Installing the 3ds max 5.1 Update patch

1. Download the patch to a temporary folder.
2. Reboot the computer and do not run 3ds max before beginning the installation.
3. Double-click to launch the patch installer.
   This will locate and display the folder in which you have installed 3ds max 5.
4. Follow the prompts to upgrade your copy of 3ds max 5 to 5.1.

If you are sharing files with other 3ds max 5 users, or planning to use the Network Rendering feature of 3ds max 5 you must install the patch on each copy of 3ds max 5 that will be Network Rendering or sharing files.

All running backburner applications (i.e. manager.exe, managersvc.exe, server.exe, serversvc.exe and Monitor.exe) on all Rendering Servers should be shutdown before running the 3dsmax 5.1 upgrade.
If the Server and Manager are running as services, remove them before installing the updater. For example, if 3ds max is installed in the C:\3dsmax5 folder, the services can be removed by going to the Windows Start menu > Run, and typing:

c:\3dsmax5\backburner2\managersvc -r [OK]

1. and

c:\3dsmax5\backburner2\serversvc -r [OK]

This patch is not a standalone copy of 3ds max 5.1. It is intended to be installed over an existing installation of 3ds max 5.0 and will not require additional authorization.

Note: The installer on the 3ds max 5.1 / character studio 4 CD does not recognize the 3ds max 5.1 update provided by this downloadable patch.

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This update does not contain any character studio files. If you later decide to install character studio 4 from the character studio 4 CD, a dialog will appear warning you that you must uninstall 3ds max 5 and install 3ds max 5.1 prior to installing character studio 4. There is no loss of license caused by this if you reinstall into the original folder.
You may wish to upgrade your copy of 3ds max 5 to 3ds max 5.1 by CD if possible, rather than by this patch.

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